Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: Waterfall
Metro chasing waterfalls; Battle in the sidewalks; FBI will not come cheap; Garvey on the Pike; Wanting more in NoMa; Where the bikes go; Where the trains go; Desegregating deductions; For all the infrastructure in China. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Say “yes” to the… housing
“Yes” to more housing; All aboard Olli; Cycling for SafeTrack; Union Market pushback; Ward 7 livability; Boats are better; Arlington wins. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic takes to the trails
Traffic on (Safe)track; SafeTrack solutions, round two; Data warehouse design; The rent is too damn high; Executive branch and bikes; Toward a safer Metro; Carless counts; Congestion pricing for NYC. Keep reading…
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DC’s plans for SafeTrack are underwhelming
DC’s plans for helping people travel during SafeTrack include expanded restrictions on on-street parking during rush hour, more taxi stands and places to meet up and carpool, and more officers to help control traffic. There’s currently nothing about expanded bus or HOV lanes. Here's a seek peek on DC's plan to reduce #WMATA #SafeTrack effect in DC. Standing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stop-and-go
Red light, green light; Metro isn’t alone; Homeless shelter plan, refined; Metro puts late-night service to bed; When SafeTrack comes too late; That’s the tweet of the police; DC’s dining stars; The price of parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fewer in the force
Police part with DC; Fewer black cops; Courts on Brookland density; DC’s most dangerous intersections; MoCo hikes property taxes; Sports facility for more housing; Subways show their age. Keep reading…
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15th Street’s protected bikeway is back!
It’s a Bike to Work Day miracle! For the last few months, demolition of the old Washington Post building has squeezed people on both bikes and foot into the same narrow space. But as of this morning, there’s both a protected bikeway and a sidewalk, meaning there’s a safe way for everyone to travel. Keep reading…
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Before going to Georgetown, the streetcar will go east to Benning Road
DC is studying ways to extend the streetcar west to Georgetown, but that’s the second extension it will get. First is a project to lengthen it to Benning Road Metro, but questions remain about where tracks will go, overhead wires, and more. Keep reading…
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A streetcar to Georgetown could add a loop ramp under K Street and a pedestrian walkway
DC is planning dedicates lanes for the streetcar almost entirely from Union Station to Georgetown. One tricky spot: from Washington Circle over Rock Creek and I-66 to Georgetown. Here’s how it could work. Keep reading…
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West of Union Station, no overhead streetcar wires
When (and if) DC extends the streetcar from Union Station to Georgetown, it almost certainly won’t use overhead wires, except at stations. Connections in the stations’ canopies will charge supercapacitors for power, according to the latest plans. Keep reading…